Tchaikovsky, Peter. Nutcracker, Second Act. A4-B4 with G4 termination. Corey, Gerald. To the World's Bassoonists 4/2 (1974[75]): 4.
A4-B4:
Eb
x x tr | x x tr Ab
a c# Bb
G4 termination of above trill:
Eb / x x | o o o Ab (w)
Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich. The Nutcracker, first bassoon. Gerald E. Corey. (07 December, 1997).
Act 1, No.1 Poco piu sostenuto:
C#4-D4:
F#
o x x | o x o F
F#
x x o | o x o F
F#
x x tr | o x o F
Once trill is started, cover r.h. first finger for best sonority and tuning)
Act 1, No. 6 at letter B. For pianissimo.
E3: F3:
o x o | o o o Ab o o o | o o o F
w Bb w E
Act 1, No. 6, seven measures after letter F.
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C#3:
c#
x x x | o o o
w Bb
D3:
c#
x x o | o o o
w Bb
B#2:
x x x | o o o
C#3:same as above
Next two beats, e,f#,d#,e pattern, all standard except D#3:
D#3:
Eb
x o x | o o o
w
Tchaikovsky, Peter. Nutcracker. Ewell, Terry B. First Act, Scene I, Allegro Vivace (p. 3). For E4 throughout the triplet passages (8 before letter E to the end) use Cooper p. 205, and for A4 use Cooper p. 278.
E4: A4:
Eb Eb
x o o | o o o x x x | o o o
a c#
Measures 9-12 after letter F use the following:
E4: G#4:
Eb Eb
x o o | o o o F / x x | o o o F
No. 11, Andante con moto. Six bars before A use D4-E4 trill fingering. Four measures before A use E4-F#4 trill fingering. Two bars before A use the following A4-B4 trill fingering.
D4-E4:
Eb
x tr o | o o o
E4-F#4:
Eb
x o x | x tr tr
A4-B4:
Eb
x x x | x tr o F
a c# Bb
No. 12b, Danse Arabe, last note, B4 ppppp, no R. H. Eb key:
x x o | x x o F c
No. 12f, La märe Gigogne et les polichinells, 3 and 4 measures after rehearsal letter A and following. For a quick F#4-G#4-F#4 use:
F#4: G#4:
Eb Eb
/ x x | x x o F / x x | o o o F
For a quick E4-F#4-E4 use:
E4: F#4:
Eb Eb
x o x | x x x x o x | x o o
Tchaikovsky, Peter. Nutcracker. Hodgkin, Klif? No. 11, Andante con moto, two measures before A.
Eb x tr tr | o o x Ab a c# Bb